Lid hinge and support



l- June 24', 1930. sf TfwlLLlAMsfl-l' AL v .31,761336' v LID AHINGE AND SUPPORTv Filed sept.v 19, 1927 umm! x' Illll Illl lll- `nlll v Patented June` 24, 1930 PATENT oFFica snLDnN fr. WILLIAMS, or woonnnny, AND rIIoMAs fr. GREENE, or ooLLINGsWooD,

Naw JERSEY, AssIGNons ro -vIoroItrALxING MAoHINEcoMPANY, oFcAMnEN, n New JnnsnY, A CORPORATION or .New JERSEY LID. HINGE ANDxsurroIvr Application inea september 19, 1927. serial No. 220,567.

rlhis invention relates to` hinges, and more particularly toV a combined hinge and support for a' closuremember, such as the lid of a cabinet.

It isan object of this invention. to provide novel means for pivotally connecting a closure member, such as the lid or cover of a talking machine cabinet, to lthe cabinet body. l Another object of thisinvention is to provide a novel support for a cabinet lid Vor cover, and one whereby the lid may be preferably maintained in various adjusted positions. j

Another object of this inventionis to provide a self-contained, combined hinge and support for the lid of a cabinet.

Another object of this invention is to prolid in various adjusted positions; yand the provision of a combination hinge and support formed of a small number of' parts,

which may be inexpensively manufactured,

' readily assembled, and quickly j installed. Other objects will appear as the description of the invention proceeds. j

One embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views,vbut

. it is to be e'Xpresslyunderstood that the drawings are for purposes of illustration only and are not designed as a definition of the limits of the invention, reference being had for this purpose to the appendedclaims.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a side elevation ofq one embodiment of the present invention installed on shown in section;

F ig. 2 is a top plan view of the hinge and support shown in Fig. 1; v

Fig. `3 is a detail section taken on the line 3`-3 of Fig. l; 1 Fig. 4 is a perspective view on a reduced scale; and l Fig. 5 is a View of the blanks from which the hinge leaves may be formed.

The combined hinge and support whichis shown by 'full lines, in Fig. 1 in full open position,- and by dotted lines in closed position, comprises a pair of hinge leaves 4 and 5, leaf 4 being secured to the rear Wall 6 ofthe cabinetbody in any suitable manner, as by means of screws 4', and leaf 5 beingse- -cure'd to the rear'wall 7 of the cabinet lid or lcover in any suitable manner as by screwsV 5. Leaf 4, which is pivotally connected t0 leaf 5 by means of a hinge Ipin 8, is provided with asu'bstantially right angle bend 9, so that the vertically disposed portion of said 'leafbelow-bend 9 may be secured to the inner face of the rear Wall `'of the cabinet and the horizontally disposed portion of said leaf above said bend may rest in a recess out in the upper edge of said rear wall 6 and vextend rearwardly to a point Such that the hingepin 8 is just clear -of the outer face of said rear wall. Analogously the upper leaf 5 4is likewise provided with a bend,`as

at l0, so that said leaf may engage in a recess cut in theV lower edge of the rear Wall 7 of the lid and as well as be secured to the inner face of the rear wall of said lid. lScrews may also be passed through said right angularly extending portions of the hinge leaves yedgewise into therrear Walls ofthe cabinet tion that extension 11 engages the inner face of the side wall 13 of the cabinet, and is suitably secured thereto as by means of screws 14, a portion of said extension 1l projecting slightly above the upper edge of side wall 13, while extension 12 is in engagement with the side wall 15 of the lid and is suitably secured thereto as by screws 16. As there are a pair of hinge leaves l and 5 at each rear corner of the cabinet,'said leaves are made in rights and lefts in order that their extensions 11 and 12 may be secured to the side walls of the cabinet and lid, and as each hinge leaf is thus rigidly secured to both the rea-r and side walls of the cabinet or lid, said leaves serve to reinforce the rear corners of the cabinet and lid where the greatest strains exist by reason of the hinging of the lid to the cabinet body.

Means are also combined with the hinge leaves for supporting the lid in open position. In the form shown, said means include a link 18 pivotally secured at one end thereof to extension 11, as `by a large headed pivot member 19 having a smooth shank portion and a portion lixedly attached to the eXtension 11, and pivotally connected at its opposite end, at 20, to the end of a link 21, the other end of which is pivotally connected, at 22, to the outer portion of extension 12.

In orderthat the links 18 and 21 may support the cabinet lid in various adjusted posistituted by a cupped, spring steel washer 23,

which is interposed between the head of pivot member 19 and the lower end of link 18, said washer serving to hold said link tightly in engagement with a fiber or lother suitable washer 24, surrounding the inner end of pivot member 19 and interposed between the end of link 18 and extension 11. The friction between spring washer 23. link-18, washer 24 and extension 11 is sufficient to maintain the cabinet lid in any position to which it is adjusted.

Ireferably, stop means are provided to limit `the opening movement of the lid. For this purpose a tongue -25 may be cut or punched from extension 11, and the freeend of said tongue bent inwardly into the vertical plane ofthe link 18. As the lid is swung upwardly, the link 18 is moved in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 1, until it engages stop 25, whereupon the pivotal movement of the lid is arrested. Preferably stop 25 is provided at such a point that the lid is limited in its opening movement to a substantially vertical position, as shown in Fig. 1. `When in closed position, the hinge leaves, links and cabinet lid assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

As shown in Fig. 5 the leaves ofthe hinge may be readily stamped from sheet metal and bent to shape, the bend lines being indicated by dot and dash lines and the portions of the blanks bearing the same reference characters as in the completed hinge.

riihere is thus provided a self-contained, combined hinge and supportiwhich is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, assemble and install, and which serves to reinforce the corners of the cabinet and lid. The lid may be readily moved to any desired position of adjustment within the limits of movement defined by the stop 25, and the support is of the one hand type and maintains the lid in any adjusted position;- The device is particularly adapted for use in cabinets for portable talking machines, but it will be apparent that the invention is not limited to this use.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction, arrangement and proportion of parts. For example, friction means may be provided ateither or both of the pivots 19 and 22, but preferably friction means is provided only at the pivot 19. The position of stop 25 may also be varied as desired. The invention is also capable of receiving other embodiments, some of which will now readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art. Reference will therefore ybe had to the appended claims for a definition of the limits of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a pair of pivotally connected hinge leaves, pivotally connected links pivoted to said leaves, and means cooperating with one of the pivots for yieldingly resisting the pivotal movement of said links throughout the range of movement of said links.

2. In a device of the class described, pivotally connected hinge leaves provided with angularly related extensions, a link pivoted to each of said extensions, means pivotally connecting said links, and friction means interposed between one of said links and the adjacent extension for yieldingly resisting relative movement thereof.

3. In a device of the class described, pivotally connected hinge leaves, links pivoted to each other and to said leaves, friction means operatively associated with one of the pivots of said links andv leaves to yieldingly resist relative movement thereof, and a stop to limit pivotal movement of said links.

4. In combination with a cabinet body having a lid, a combined hinge and support comprising pivotally connected hinge leaves se'- cured to said body and lid, each of said leaves being provided with extending portions secured to said body andvlid, links pivotally connected to each other and to said portions, friction means interposed between one of said links and the adjacentextending portion to maintain said link in various positions of adjustment, and a stop to limit the movement of said links.

5. Ina device of theclass described, pivotj f Which is provided with angular extensions so that each leaf may be secured to both sides of a corner of the cabinet or lid, each of said leaves having a second angular extension ladapted to be secured to the edge of the cabinet or lid, and pivotally connected'links pivotally attached to each of said leaves.

7. In a device of the class described, a reinforcing hinge comprising hinge leaves each of which is provided with angular ex-l tensions extending at an angle to each other so that each leaf may be secured to bothV sides and an adjacent edge of a corner of a cabinet or lid, and means pivotally connecting said leaves. t v

8. In a device of the character described, pivot-ally connected hinge leaves each provided with angular-ly related extensions extending angularly from theV body of the leaf, whereby each leaf is adapted to be secured to angularly related walls in a pluralityof angularly related planes, links pivotally connected to each other and to said extensions, y

and friction means interposed between one of vsaid links and the adjacent extension to mainn tain said links in various positions of adbij . ustment.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification.

SELDEN T. WILLIAMS. THOMAS T. GREENE. 

